(1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36) Durban, South Africa
Residence
Cape Town, South Africa and San Clemente, United States
Height
190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
86 kg (190 lb)
Surfing career
Best year
2010, 2016 – Ranked #2 WSL CT World Tour
Sponsors
Channel Islands surfboards, Oakley, O'Neill, Red Bull, Brand Black Shoes, Vestal Watches, Futures Fins, Trace, Muzik headphones, Neff headwear
Major achievements
2006 WSL World Junior Champion
2007 World Qualifying Series Champion
WSL Championship Tour event wins: 6
Surfing specifications
Stance
Natural (regular foot)
Medal record
Competition
X-Games 2013
Real Surf
Jordan Michael "Jordy" Smith (born 11 February 1988) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World championship tour surfing (WCT).[1] In 2007 Smith won surfing's World Qualifying Series,[2] the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for the World championship tour (WCT) surfing.
Jordy Smith won both the 2010 and 2011 Billabong J-Bay competitions in South Africa. He has also won 2014 and 2016 Hurley Pro at trestles California . In 2013 he won the Rio Pro in Brazil. All of these contests are part of the world championship tour.
Smith grew up in Durban and started surfing at age 3. He attended a local Durban high school, Glenwood High School.
Smith is known for the manoeuvres "rodeo flip" and full rotation "alley-oops",[3] and he has been sponsored by O'Neill since 2007.
In 2014, Smith married South African model Lyndall Jarvis.[4]
Outside surf, Smith is a supporter of S.L. Benfica.[5]
He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
^"ASP World Tour profile". Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ASP WQS Ratings [permanent dead link]
^"Jordy Smith Wins X Games Real Surf".
^"Jordy Smith marries Lyndall Jarvis; Is even more awesome". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^"Jordy Smith: "Gosto de estar com os No Name Boys"" [I like to be amongst the No Name Boys]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^"SA surfer Jordy Smith qualifies for Olympics". Northglen News. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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